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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Cake Batter Cookies

Remember when I posted this cake batter bark? Well if you don't you should REALLY check it out- it's so stinkin' good. That recipe called for a teaspoon and change of cake mix, leaving me with a big (almost) full box of cake mix. Of all the things to stress about in life this certainly did not top my list- I can always find a use for cake mix.

Enter these cookies. My husband has a bit of a cookie problem and eats them faster than anyone I know, so keeping cookies in the house is never a problem for me because they are often gone before I go to get some. These cookies were exactly as I expected- delicious with a subtly cakey vanillay taste. (Do you notice I like to add the letter "y" to words? Who knows... let's just go with the flow on this one.) I liked how soft and fluffy they were and the chocolate added a nice contrast to the mix. You can get crafty here and use any flavor cake mix you want- I used yellow- but whatever you have will work.

Directions: 1- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).2-In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and baking powder. Add eggs and oil, then mix until well blended. (It was a bit crumbly for me so I used my hands to really mix it well- it's not as smooth as typical dough.) 3-Stir in chocolate chips, or your choice of additions. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.4- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Heather- I've substitutes applesauce before. It works, but does it come out AS good? No, of course not- you're removing the fat, which is what makes them so good. You can most certainly do it, and they'll still be good, but not as good.

I have always enjoyed cake batter cookies, but your idea of adding chocolate chips to them really makes them that much better. I have a new linky party on my blog called "Sweets for a Saturday" and I'd like to invite you to stop by this weekend and link this up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/01/sweets-for-saturday-1_21.html

Here is the link to my husband's favorite cookies.They are from the early days of my blog, so the pictures aren't that great...but these cookies are! :)http://mrsfishmakesfishfood.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/chocolate-chip-and-oatmeal-cookies/

Your cookies picture is on the front page of "theBerry" this week. It did not link to you or give you any credit. The only way I found you was to TinEye search the picture and it found your blog. The picture looked so amazing, I just had to have the recipe. I also did not think ti was fair they didn't give you any credit for your picture. It literally took me 20 seconds to find your picture, so they could have done that as well. Here is the link to your picture on "theBerry.com"

I found your cookies via Pinterest. They are amazing. I currently have a batch with chocolate cake batter in the oven. Can't say how the end result tastes but the batter/dough is amazing! Thanks for the post.

my mom has made these for us since we were kids. they're the only cookies i make(just had them 2 days ago!). i've never used baking powder, but we do add a tbsp of water. they'll be gooey, never crumbly. we add pecans or oats to it sometimes or just do the dough by itself. i've even done them w chocolate cake mix, peanut butter and reese's chips. i always wait til the next day to eat them, regardless of which one i make, cause they're so soft.

Oh my strawberry and white chocolate sounds amaaaazing!!! I've currently got confetti cookies in the oven now!!! Can't wait to try these! Found the recipe and pinterest and ran out the next day to get some cake mix :)

Ever since I have started baking I have been searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. This is it. Even though I feel like cheating when I use the cake mix, all guilt goes out the window once you taste them. Be warned though- once you start making them for people, they won't stop asking for them! ;)

Just tried these for the first time... waiting for hubby to get home and try 'em out cause I am IN LOVE! His favorite box cake is strawberry w/cream cheese icing, so I made strawberry cookies and topped off with the icing... even took some and doubled up with icing in middle to make cookie sandwiches! Can't wait to share the yummy!

just found you today via Pinterest... had the ingredients, so I made some for an after school snack for the kids just now.... used German Chocolate cake mix (what I had) and Andes Mint Baking pieces... YUMMO!!! :D my 9yr old sons' response?? ~"WOW! I'M IN COOKIE HEAVEN!" :D Thanks for sharing!

Made 2 batches of these this afternoon -- white cake mix with choc chips and dark choc cake mix with white choc chips. Both are FABULOUS and my kids are loving them. Thanks for a great recipe, Stephanie!

Just pulled my first batch out of the oven and are these babies ever delicious!! Only had a Devils Food cake mix on hand. I had to make these and figured only more choc can make these even better. So I decreased amount of choc chips and added some chopped walnuts. Will def be keeping more cake mix on hand from now on. Thanks for such a great recipe, Stepanie!!

I just made them and I would say about 3 dozen depending on the size of the cookies you make. Great cookies! I have to admit I was freaked out my the greasiness of the dough, but they were perfect after baking!

I've been making this recipe for years, but instead of the baking powder I add 1/4 cup of light brown sugar. Also, try butter pecan cake mix, butterscotch chips, and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. They're a crowd pleaser!

Great recipe:) but I made mine a little different. I followed your instructions only I use 2 tablespoons of softened butter also. I used a yellow cake mix and instead of adding in the chocolate chips I melted them with a little heavy cream and drizzled it over top with a sprinkle of powdered sugar! DELICIOUS!

I used to make these all the time, and then I noticed the batter was very sticky and HARD to work with...until I noticed that the cake mixes are smaller now! They are 15 oz., so I only use 1 egg and 1/3 C. margarine when I make cake mix cookies.

I just made them and used melted butter instead of the oil with a french vanilla cake mix and dark chocolate chips. The kids are in love! The dough turned out exactly like a real cookie mix would and they taste great!

I have to say, I found this on Pinterest, and WOW! Mind blown. I seriously don't know why I never thought of using a cake mix to make cookies before, but they are fantastic. I don't know that I've ever made cookies so tasty. I'm in the UK, and I think my measurements are a bit different though. I found the dough to be too greasy, so before I put it in the oven I kept adding flour a bit at a time and mixing it til it didn't seem to oily/greasy. Everything else, cooking time, etc was perfect. I used the only cake mix I had on hand which was a vanilla with chocolate swirl and just mixed the choc swirl portion seperately. Yum. Two types of cookies without the effort of making two different batches. So simple, so much easier than making a cake, and certainly easier than making cookies from scratch! THANKS!!!!

In the oven right now! For what it's worth, my cake mix was the 18oz size. I forget what brand...one of the cheaper ones at Kroger. I used yellow cake mix and the oil etc as above. The powder wasn't all absorbed so I added a little under 1/4 c. milk. And a tsp vanilla just for kicks. :) They should be done any minute now. thanks for sharing.

I used an 18 oz No-Name Devil's Food cake mix (I'm in Canada)and I found that raw, the dough looked quite greasy and seperated when I plopped my would-be cookies onto the sheet. HOWEVER, once cooked, they turned out like perfect little chocolate clouds! Perfect recipe.

These are wonderful & so easy!! I've made cake mix cookies before, but without the baking powder and they were very soft and cakey. These have more of the cookie texture I like!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

Made these today and followed the recipe exactly. Hubby and kids love cookies but they were not to impressed with these. Wanted me to keep making my chocolate chip cookies the old fashioned way, from scratch. Sometimes fast and easy just doesn't cut it.

oh I like that cookiesi love eating that's why im too fat now :)but most of the time what i eat are chocolates in fact i buy macaroons onlinebecause that's my favorite which is chocolate macaroons.well anyway that cookies above are interesting i wanna try that.

Apparently, they are making cake mixes in boxes less than 18.25 oz. I'm seeing 15-16 oz. With there need to be any adjustments to the other ingredients? If so, any suggestions as to what to adjust them to? Thanks!